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Orbit

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the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.

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Solar system

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the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets

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Galaxy

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the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

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Universe

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all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies; it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago

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Satellite

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an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.

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Impact crater

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a crater on a planet or moon caused by the impact of a meteorite or other object, typically circular with a raised rim.

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Rotation

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When a planet or space rock goes around the sun

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Revolution

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Rotation around the sun

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Season

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One of a pattern of temperature changes and other weather treads over the course of a year

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Equinox

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The time or date twice a year at which the seas raise

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Solstice

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The summer or winter solistice when the sun reaches the celestial equator

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Mare

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A large dark plain of solidified lava on the moon

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Eclipse

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An event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another

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Umbra

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Center portion of a shadow

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Penumbra

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The pactially shaded out region

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Astronomical unit

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Average distance from the sun which is 93,000,000 miles

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Terestical planet

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A planet that has a rocky surface

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Gas giant

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A large planet that consists mostly of gases in a dense form

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Asteroid

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A giant space rock

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Comet

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A space rock from the outer ring that is frozen and burns up when going at the sun leaving a blue trail

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Meteor

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A small space rock

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Meteorite

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A space rock

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Geocentric

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Representing earth as the center

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Heliocentric

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Representing the sun as the center

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Gravity

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The force that attracts a body to the center

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Tide

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The alternate rising and falling of the sun

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Waxing

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The gradual increase of the illuminated surface of the moon

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Wanning

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The gradual decrease in the illuminated surface of the moon

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Gibbous moon

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Having a humpback

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Crescent moon

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A lunar phase in the first order

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Full moon

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A moon that is fully illuminated

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New moon

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A moon with no illumination

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Quarter moon

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Half of a full moon

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Perihelion

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The point in the orbit of a planet

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Aphelion

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The point in the orbit of a planet